EPYC 9654 vs Ryzen 9 3900X

General info

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900X and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	226	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	38.21	11.92
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	Genoa
Release date	7 July 2019 (4 years old)	10 November 2022 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	$11,805
Current price	$388 (0.8x MSRP)	$3975 (0.3x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 3900X has 221% better value for money than EPYC 9654.

Technical specs

Ryzen 9 3900X and EPYC 9654 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	96
Threads	24	192
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	no data	12x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	19,200 million	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900X and EPYC 9654 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	AM4	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	128 GB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 9654 outperforms Ryzen 9 3900X by 274% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	21.32	79.71
Recency	7 July 2019	10 November 2022
Physical cores	12	96
Threads	24	192
Cost	$499	$11805
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	360 Watt

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